“The wave designs are taken from carved tree designs, done in the way that Aboriginal people initially carved, years ago.

“It’s not a practice that happens in south-east Australia now as such.

“I’ve been including text within those patterns for probably 13 or 14 years, so it’s become a bit of a trademark of mine,” he said.

Read the full article titled Sydney Harbour ferry features traditional wave designs that recognise local Aboriginal clans on ABC’s website.